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(A) When an inspection and test has been made by the City Electrician or his or her duly authorized deputies and it is found that equipment or apparatus coming within the terms of §§ 95.015 through 95.017 is being operated in violation of these sections, the person or persons responsible for the operation of the equipment shall be notified in writing to discontinue the use of the machine or to make additions, repairs or modifications in order that the machine may be operated in a manner which complies with these provisions. The mailing of a registered letter addressed to the owner or operator of the machine at the premises where the machine is located shall constitute a sufficient notice for the purpose of these sections. In the event that the owner or operator of the machine or apparatus does not, within 48 hours after the receipt of notice to repair or discontinue the use of the machine, repair it so that it complies with the provisions of §§ 95.015 through 95.017, the owner shall be deemed to be operating the machine or apparatus in violation of the provisions of these sections.
(B) When an inspection and test has been made by the City Electrician or his or her duly authorized deputies or agents, and it is found that any device or equipment coming within the terms of § 95.015(B) is being operated in violation of §§ 95.015 through 95.017, the person or persons, firm or corporation owning, operating or using the equipment, apparatus or device, shall be notified in writing to discontinue the use of the equipment, or to make additions, repairs or modifications in order to comply with the provisions of these sections. The mailing of a registered letter addressed to the owner, operator or user at his or her office in the city, or if no office is maintained at the residence in the city, or if no office or residence is maintained in the city at the last post office address known to the City Electrician, shall constitute a sufficient notice for the purpose of §§ 95.015 through 95.017.
(C) In the event that the owner, operator or user of the offending apparatus, device or equipment, does not, within 48 hours after the receipt of the notice, either repair the apparatus, device or equipment so that it complies with the provisions of §§ 95.015 through 95.017 or discontinue the use thereof, the owner, user or operator shall be deemed to be using and operating the apparatus, device or equipment in violation of the terms of these sections.
(1979 Code, § 95.08) (Ord. 1201, passed 4-18-1931) Penalty, see § 95.999
Where any transmission or communicating line of any electric light or power company, telegraph or telephone company, or any fire alarm lines or other electrical transmission lines shall lawfully be located and placed on pole lines so that the wires pass through trees located in the parkway between the outer edge of any sidewalk and the inner edge of any street curb and by reason of the growth of the tree the wires come in contact with the trees, limbs or branches and cause radio interference as prohibited by §§ 95.015 through 95.017, the City Electrician is authorized to make an inspection of the condition and if he or she finds that the interference is caused by this condition, he or she shall serve a notice as provided in § 95.018 upon the owner, user or operator of the lines and the user, operator or owner shall within 48 hours from the receipt of the notice repair the defect. For the purpose of making the repair the City Electrician is given the right to reasonably and properly prune or trim the tree so as to remove the cause of the interference, but he or she shall not unnecessarily cut, prune, or trim the tree beyond the extent necessary to remove the interference.
(1979 Code, § 95.09) (Ord. 1201, passed 4-18-1931) Penalty, see § 95.999
AIRTIGHT CONTAINERS
(A) No person, firm or corporation shall store, place or permit any discarded, abandoned or unused icebox, refrigerator, deep-freeze or similar container of an airtight character, in any place where it is accessible to children, without first removing and rendering completely inoperable all automatic catches or locks on the exterior of all doors, so as to prevent any person or child from becoming imprisoned therein.
(B) (1) This section shall not apply to the delivery, transfer or removal of any such container from 1 location to another while in transit.
(2) However, the container shall not be left unattended for longer than 15 minutes at any 1 time, and shall be checked for the presence of persons or children therein.
(1979 Code, § 95.15) (Ord. 1543, passed 12-3-1953) Penalty, see § 95.999
WEEDS
(A) It is unlawful for the owner of real estate in the city, to maintain and permit to grow weeds, sumac, black locust and rank vegetation.
(B) It is the duty of all owners of real estate within the city to cause weeds, sumac, black locust and rank vegetation grown upon their premises to be cut, hauled away or destroyed on or before May 15 of each year, and again on or before June 15 of each year, and again on or before July 15 of each year, and again on or before September 1 of each year.
(1979 Code, § 95.20) (Ord. 3794, passed 4-20-1987) Penalty, see § 95.999
(A) Upon default of any owner of real estate to cut and destroy or haul away any weeds, sumac, black locust or rank vegetation, or cause this to be done, as provided in § 95.045 above, it shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to notify the owner giving him or her 5 days to cause this work to be done. If the owner fails to cause the work to be done, the Street Commissioner or his or her designee is hereby empowered to enter upon the premises or property in violation and may thereupon cause all weeds, sumac, black locust and rank vegetation to be cut and destroyed or hauled away.
(B) (1) The Street Commissioner shall keep an accurate account of the expense thereof which shall be mailed as a bill to the owner, which bill is to be paid by the owner to the city at the City Controller’s office. A copy of Ord. 3794 (upon which this subchapter is based) shall be included with the billing.
(2) If the expense is not paid to the city within 60 days from the date of the billing, the expense shall become a lien on the property, shall be placed on the duplicate and be collected as taxes are collected, and shall be turned in to the City Treasurer.
(1979 Code, § 95.21) (Ord. 3794, passed 4-20-1987) Penalty, see § 95.999
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